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J. A. DIXON. MACHINE EOE WE-APPING GOILS 0E BUNDLES 0E WIRE'.

Patented Oct. 26, 1886.

(No Model.)

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, Ji M2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. DIXON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO` PHILIP .W. MOEN, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINEv FOR WRAPPlNG COILS OR BUNDLES OF WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.351584, dated October 26. 1886.

Application filed September 17, 1885. Serial No. 177,410. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,'JOHN A. DIXON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worces` ter, in the county -of Worcester ,and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Wrapping Coils or .Bundles of Vire; and I declare the following to be a description of my said invention sufliciently full, clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,which forma part of this specification.

In preparing finished wire for market it is customary to wrap the coils or circular bundles` .Y with paper, cloth, or other fabric, to protect the Wire from the injurious effect of the weather and from handling. This covering has heretofore been put on byhand, which method is, owing to the circular shape of the bundles, a comparatively slow and laborious operation.

yThe object of my present invention is to provide a practical mechanisnfv for covering or wrapping coils, bundles, and stones of wire with cloth, paper, or other suitable fabric, in a neat, thorough, and expeditious manner.

Another object of my invention is to afford facilities for automatically passing a band or strip of wrapping material through the circu lar space of the coil, and of Winding it around the wire in a close-laid spiral covering.

Another.object of my invention 'is to pro- 'vide a revoluble carrier, for winding on the wrapping material, having facilities for the convenient introduction of the coil or bundle through the side of the circular rim ofthe carrier to the central space of the same. Another object of my invention is to afford means for binding the strip of wrapping material with a wire, thread, or strand wound onto the coil of wire over the wrapping fabric.

Another object of my invention is to provide means, in" combination with the revoluble carrier, for supporting and advancing the coil of wire as the Wrapping fabric is wound thereon.

Another object of my invention is to'afford facilities for folding in the edge of the wrapping fabric as it is laid onto the coil or bundle.

5o. These objects I attain by mechanism the na-,

` ture and operation of which are illustrated in thel drawings and explained in the following description, the particular subject matter claimed being hereinafter definitely specified.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of 55 the machine for covering or wrapping coils of f wire, Snc., illustrating my invention, (one of theA guide-rolls being shown removed to reveal parts beyond.) Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, the upper friction-roll being removed 6o and its frame shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the carrier-wheel, showing the removable section or gate detached from the rim. Fig. 4 is a side view of part 'of the carrier-wheel on larger scale, showing the manner of connecting the removable section to the same.. Fig. 5 illustrates a means of securing the removable section in its place in the carrier-wheel. Fig. `6 shows one of the coil-supporting guide-rolls. V7o

f In referring to parts, A denotes the frame,

whichlmay be of any suitable construction for supporting the operating parts.

' B indicates the carrier-wheel for supportin the wrapping' material, and for passing it 75 'through the circular opening in the bundle of Wire and winding it about the coils. Said wheel consists of an open-centered wheel or annular plate or rim, of a width that will con- Y veniently pass through the ringof the wire 8o bundleC, andwith a central opening that will receive one side of the bundle, so that the carrier-wheel can be freely revolved through the central space thereof. This carrier-wheel B is supported preferably in a vertical plane upon S 5 a series of guiding and frictional driving-rolls, D,.which are suitably formed to sustain said carrier in the required relative position, while they impart thereto a rotary action. Theradjacent peripheral surfaces on the carrier-wheel. 9o B and rolls Dare made to engage by frictional contact; or, if preferred, gear-teeth or other equivalent means may be employed, whereby rotary movement can be imparted to the car- I rier-wheel. The rolls D are mounted on suitavg 5 ble shafts, d, that turn in bearings on the frame A, and are driven from a primev motor by a` belt on pulleys D, (not shown,) or by other suitable means, such as ordinarily employed for transmitting power and motion to ma- 10o ehines. The several shafts d may be connected with cach other by belts, as e, if desired, or the carrier-Wheel Bmay be operated by one of the rolls D, the others being arranged to run freely.

The carrier-wheel B is made with a gate or opening, C, through its side for permitting the coil C to be introduced into the interior central space, and a removable block or section, I), is fitted to said opening for closing it and making the annular rim complete for operation, so that the peripheral circle of said carrier-wheel will be continuous when the scction is inserted for working upon the rolls D. The section b is matched to the end of the main portion of the carrier-wheel by tongues and grooves a, (dovetailethif desired.) so that it cannot be displaced laterally, and is furnished with a suitable locking device, f, for retaining it in connection.

The bundle or coilol' wire C is supported by guide-rolls E E E2 in a plane at right angles, or approximately so, to the plane in which the carrier-wheel B revolves, said carrier-wheel passing through the central circular opening in the coil, and the coil passing through the central opening of the carrier-wheel, and the two are revolved about each other in the operation of wrapping the bundle.

The material employed for wrappin g or covering the bundles of wire is used in long strips or ribbons, which may be of paper, burlaps, cloth, or other suitable fabric. These strips are preferably some three inches (more or less) in width, and are coinpactly rolled upon spools, or to form eylindersF of a size that can be passed through the interior circle of' the wire coil C. The cylinder or spool F is supported on the carrier-wheel by means of a stud, I, or otherwise, so as to be carried through the center of the Wire coil and the strip of material F2 fed off and wound around the side of the bundle as the carrier-wheel revolves. Suitable tensionregulating devices, hereinafter described, are combined with the spool or roll F, so that the wrapping F2 can be wound upon the wire coil as loosely or firmly as desired. Said tensionregulating devices may consist of a spring plate, I', and nut I, arranged on the stud I outside the spool; or any other suitable frictional brake may be used for producing tension on the Wrapping strip as it feeds oft' from the roll or spool F.

J indicates a hem-guide or folding device, which may in some cases be used in connection with the carrier-wheel B for folding under one edge of the wrapping-strip as it passes from the spool F to the coil C, so thata folded instead of a raw edge will be exposed on the outside of the bundle. The end of the plate to which said guide is attached may extend to rest against the coil C to serve as a springin its edge, as in many instances it would be.

K indicates a spool or roll of wire, cord, or twine used as a binding-strand for tying the wrapper F2 upon the bundle or coil. Said spool is supported on the carrier-wheel B, and the strand is wound about the coil at the saine operation with the wrapping the strand K by revolution of said carrier-wheel following upon the top of the wrapping-strip at about onefourth inch (more or less) from the edge there of, so as to bind it securely in place.

A guide, L, may be employed for directing the strand onto the coil at the position required, or, if preferred, the strand can be led direct from the spool. The tension of the strand can be regulated by means of a nut, a, on the end of the spool-supporting stud K', or by other convenient device.

XVhen desired, the carrier-wheel B may contain two or more spools, F, of wrapping material, and two or more binding-strand spools, when it is desired to double-wrap the bundle with an inner wrapping of paper and an outer wrapping of burlaps or other fabric, the two (or more) spools of wrapping material being arranged similar to the one shown and at opposite sides of the carrier-wheel, so as to lay one course of' wrapping material slightly in advance of' the other, while a binding-strand may be used for each, the operation being substantially the same as when laying on a single wrapping.

The guide-rolls E E E" for supporting the bundles of wire are made as shown in Fig. 6, with projecting fiangesw to embrace the form of the bundles, except the roll E2, which has the top flange omitted to facilitate placing the bundle in position, and removing it when the wrapping is completed. Said rolls E E E2 are mounted in the present instance on shafts m, one of which-namely, that carrying the roll E-is arranged in fixed bearings near the carrier B, and is operated by bevel-gears a, actuated through the shaft N and gears a from one of the driving-shafts ofthe machine, while the others are operated byabelt, l, from the first, asindieated. The bearings for the axial support of the rolls E E2 may be adjustable on their supporting-frames, so that the said rolls can be adjusted outward or inward to accommodate bundles or coils of wire of different sizes. This lcan be effected by arranging the attaching bolts through slots in the bearing plates or frames, as indicated at S, or iu other equivalent manner.

A tightening-pulley, T, may be employed for taking up the slack ofthe belt l by adjusting the axial stud b of said pulley to different IOC IIO

positions on its supporting-frame as the but I do not confine my invention to this particular disposition of the mechanism, since the position of the mechanism in relation to the horizontal plane may be changed as found most convenient, the operation and disposition of the parts in relation to each other being substantially the same in Whatever planeof action the carrier-Wheel may occupy.

The size of the mechanism in different machines may be varied to correspond With and operate on different-sized coils or bundles of wire, a small carrier-Wheel and narrow Wrapping-strip being used for small coils or stones of wire, and a larger carrier-Wheel and Wider Wrapping-strip for bundles of larger dimensions.

When operating the machine, the section Z) is iirst removed. The side of the coil of wire is then passed to the central space of the carrier-wheel and against the rolls E E', and its rear side dropped down onto the flange of roll E2. The segment b is then replaced and the ,end of the Wrappingstrip is tucked under one of the wires on the coil. The end of the binding-strand is also secured to the coil, and the machine is then started. By revolution of the carrier-Wheel the Wrapper and strand are rapidly Wound on, `While the coil C is advanced as fast as covered, so that the Wrappings are laid in a uniform spiralorder about the circle of lthe coil, the operation being performed in a very quick, simple, and satisfactory manner. When the covering is complete the machine is stopped, the end of the Wrapping-strip is severed and secured, the binding-strand is tied, the section b unlocked and taken out, and the .finished bundle removed and replaced by another coil oi' wire, when the operation may be repeated.

The thickness of the Wrapping may beregulated proportionally as the speed of revolution of the coil bears relation to the speed of revolution .of the carrier-wheel.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Theeombination of the annular carrierwheel B, having a removable segment, b, se-

cured therein by detachable lock devices, the peripheral frictionrolls D, supporting said carrier, a stud, I, and tension devices to hold and regulate a rollof wrapping fabric mounted on said carrier-wheel, guide-rolls adaptedv for supporting and advancing a circular bundle of wire, and means for imparting motion to said rolls, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the carrier Wheel provided with supports for a roll of ribbonformedwrapping fabric and a spool of binding-strand with the peripheral rolls D, supporting and imparting rotative action to said carrier-wheel, a series of flanged rolls adapted to guide and rotate a circular bundle of Wire through said carrier, and means for imparting motion to said rolls, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the revoluble carrier-wheel having the detachable section with the stud for containing a spool of wrapping fabric mounted on said carrier, a folding device for turning the edge of the Wrapping fabric as it passes from said spool, and means for supporting and revolving said carrier-Wheel, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the .revoluble carrier -Wheel, provided with an opening, c2, through its side, the removable section b, fitted thereto by tongues and grooves a, and the locking device j', substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination of the carrier-wheel B with the rolls D, the shaft d, the roll E, adjustable guiding-rollsE E2, shaft N, and gears n and n2, as and for the purposes set forth.

6. VThe combination of the guide-rolls E E E2, carrier-Wheel B, Wrapper-spool stud I, folding device J, binding-spool stud K', and means for rotatively actuating said rolls and carrier-wheel, substantially as and for the purposes described.

Witness my hand this 15th day of September, A. D. 1885.

JOHN A. DIXON. Vitnesses:

Guns. H. BURLEIGH, MosEs W. WHEELER. 

